Tag Archives: Tsukuba Circuit

Best Motoring episode created using only Gran Turismo 7 footage

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Steve Chang

Despite some early (now fixed) issues, Gran Turismo 7 has proven to be one of the best installments in the PlayStation racing series. It’s a continuation of what made fans fall in love with the franchise in the first place, … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Keiichi Tsuchiya drifts a collector’s stock $37,000 AE86

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Ben Hsu

The AE86 is a hot commodity now, with very nice examples selling in the mid-$20,000 range in the US. In Japan, however, cherry low-mileage examples have been commanding top prices for years. In 2017, Hot Version gathered a dream gathering … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: RE Amemiya’s rotary-powered Mazda kei car

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Ben Hsu

One of our favorite tuner specials in recent Tokyo Auto Salon memory was RE Amemiya’s rotary-powered Mazda Chantez. As Ricky Silverio explained back when the car debuted in 2016, the car hearkens back to the legendary rotary tuning house’s roots, … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: JUN Auto Mechanic’s brain-melting creations

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Ben Hsu

As we mourn the loss of Jun Auto Mechanic founder Junichi Tanaka, let’s take a a look back at some of his incredible creations. These were, for many enthusiasts, the dream cars that hooked them on Japan’s tuning culture. Though … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Japan’s best drivers compete in Japan’s slowest car

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The brilliant thing about Best Motoring is that one day you get an epic AE86 track battle, and the next day you get antics rivaling 2002-era Top Gear in silliness. Take this 1996 episode, for example. Daihatsu had just resurrected the Midget II … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: The ultimate AE86 track battle

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Ben Hsu

In 2005, to commemorate volume number 86, Hot Version invited Japan’s top AE86 to Tsukuba Circuit to lay down some lap times. This era was the peak of innovation for AE86 tuning with the TRD N2 Corolla Levin, driven by Keiichi Tsuchiya, as perhaps … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Watch the Drift King drift a hakosuka GT-R

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Keiichi Tsuchiya might be happy smoking new GT-Rs, but he has nothing but admiration for the old ones. In another Best Motoring video uploaded last night Keiichi Tsuchiya climbs into a couple of Victory 50-tuned Hakos and gets ’em slideways like the … Continue reading →

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MOTORSPORT: Watch the fire-breathing Skyline Super Silhouette decimate Group 5

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Ben Hsu

The Group 5 Skyline Turbo is one of the most legendary race cars in Japanese motorsport history. By now you know that its extreme Super Silhouette aero inspired a whole genre of tuning, but why was it so epic? 

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SAN MAMIYA’S CORNER: San Mamiya X JNC debut

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

We are proud to welcome Japan-based artist San Mamiya as a regular contributor to JNC. After we featured his brilliant artwork in March, some of the JNC staff commissioned him to draw their own cars. That project snowballed into a deeper collaboration, and we hope readers … Continue reading →

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